Tired of his boring existence and tired of his ever nagging wife <br />And tired of his job and the workplace and generally tired of life <br />He wakes at 5 A M from monday to friday to go off to work for the day <br />Nothing in life for him easy he works hard for every pay. <br /> <br />Tired of his demanding children a boy of eight and a girl of ten <br />It can be truly said of him that he's not the happiest of men <br />He goes home tired every evening but rest at home he cannot find <br />His nagging wife and screaming children are driving him out of his mind. <br /> <br />Tired of being taken for granted though the sole bread winner of the house <br />Lowest in the pecking order ruled by his children and spouse <br />Some might say that is his own fault but he is not rough in any way <br />Men like him who are quite gentle never get to have their say. <br /> <br />He does not have anger in him he's good at bottling up stress <br />And though his personal problems seem many he manages to smile nonetheless <br />When his youngest becomes self dependent he plans to start a new life elsewhere <br />Till then he feels bound by duty people like him are so rare. <br /> <br />A true gentleman he is surely his type are hard to be found <br />Bound by his duty to family not many like him around <br />Yet he is taken for granted by his children and his spouse <br />And though he is the family bread winner he is not the boss in his house.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-true-gentleman/
